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Prime Minister’s address to Military leaders: No clarity on National Security Strategy
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

In his address to the Chiefs of Staff and the Commanders-in-Chief of the armed forces on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on December 15, 2015, the Prime Minister made a rare statement on India’s defence policy. The PM lauded the sacrifi....

February 08, 2016 Defence , Military Affairs , India , National Security Strategy , Prime Minister
Memo to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Prof R Vaidyanathan

Memo to FM: An education bank, easy loans to India Uninc, tax breaks for savers – and my dog Since it is customary to give unsolicited advice to the finance minister in the run-up to the budget, here are some. In order to make it easy for....

February 08, 2016 Economic Studies , India , Finance Minister , Arun Jaitley
Making It Happen: The Impediments In the way of Indo Pak peace process
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

For a change it’s good that there isn’t too much euphoria over the announcement of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue between India and Pakistan during the recent visit of Mrs Sushma Swaraj, India’s External Affairs Minister, to Islamabad.

December 18, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Pakistan , Indo Pak
Smart Cities- Meeting the Managerial and Policy Challenge of Urbanization in India
Devyani Bhushan

Fulfilling the commitment made in the election manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to build- “100 new cities; enabled with the latest in technology and infrastructure - adhering to concepts like sustainability…”, Prime Minister Narend....

December 07, 2015 Governance and Political Studies , India , Smart Cities , Urbanization , AMRUT
Bihar results will not impact Foreign Policy
Amb Kanwal Sibal

While the impact of the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral debacle in Bihar and the public rift between the party's "veterans" and the current leadership on the course of domestic politics is uncertain, India's foreign relations will not normally be ....

November 19, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , foreign policy , Bihar Election
Defence Minister’s One Year Positive Record
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

During his first year in office, Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar gave a free hand to the army to act pro-actively on the LoC. He led from the front and worked closely with the leadership of the armed forces, the bureaucracy and his counterparts in....

November 14, 2015 Defence , India , Defence Minister , Defence , LoC
India, Vietnam, ASEAN Cooperation in Public Security and National Defence
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

“Our defence cooperation with Vietnam is among our most important ones. India remains committed to the modernization of Vietnam’s defence and security forces.”

---PM Narendra Modi, October 2014

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October 16, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , India , ASEAN , Vietnam , national defence
Interaction with Dr William Antholis, MD, Brookings Institution

Dr William Antholis, Managing Director, Brookings Institution interacted with the VIF faculty on 09 September, 2014 on the current state of India, China and US relations and the emerging dynamics. Speaking on ‘India, China and the US- Which Way Doe....

September 22, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , India , WTO , China and US relations , Trans Pacific Partnership
Strategic Trends in Asia-Pacific and its Implications for India
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Introduction Events that are taking place in Asia-Pacific are a sub set of what is happening in Asia in particular and at the global level in general. While there has been an on-going shift of economic power to Asia, it is also quite appar....

February 17, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Asia-Pacific , Strategic Trends in Asia-Pacific
Interaction with Members of US Congressional Staff Delegation

A Congressional Staff Delegation from the United States, comprising Kevin Fitzpatrick, Director, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, Mr. Jeremy Haldeman, Staff Director on Oversight and Investigations and Mr. Ed Stein, Professional Staff Memb....

June 10, 2011 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , NATO , US Congressional Staff Delegation , Afghanistan National Army
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